COMMITTEES

Organisational Structure

Scientific Advisory Committee

Dr Nicholas Zdenkowski
Chair
Medical Oncologist

Prof Bruce Mann
Director of Research
Surgical Oncologist/BCT Director of Research

Mr Heath Badger
BCT Chief Operating Officer- Research

Dr Sarah Barton
Medical Oncologist

Dr Lisa Beatty
Psycho-Oncologist

Ms Melissa Bell†
BCT Consumer Advisory Panel

Prof Boon Chua
Radiation Oncologist

Dr Steven David
Radiation Oncologist

Prof Gelareh Farshid
Pathologist

Prof Prue Francis
Medical Oncologist

Ms Jenny Gilchrist
Nurse Practitioner

Mrs Leslie Gilham
BCT Consumer Advisory Panel

Dr Marion Kuper-Hommel*
Medical Oncologist

Prof Elgene Lim*
Medical Oncologist

Dr Jocelyn Lippey
Surgical Oncologist

Prof Sherene Loi
Medical Oncologist

Dr Amy McCart Reed
Basic Scientist

Dr Amelia McCartney
Medical Oncologist

A/Prof Christopher Oldmeadow
Biostatistician

Prof Andrew Spillane
Surgical Oncologist

A/Prof Lesley Stafford
Psycho-Oncologist

* Stepped down December 2024
† Started February 2025

The Scientific Advisory Committee.

Subgroups

Supportive Care Subgroup

Prof Fran Boyle AM
Chair
Patricia Ritchie Centre

A/Prof Lisa Beatty
Deputy Chair
Flinders University

Prof Meera Agar
Cancer Symptom Trials (CST)

Mr Heath Badger
BCT Chief Operating Officer – Research

Prof Raymond Chan
Flinders University; CST

Prof Prue Francis
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Mrs Jenny Gilchrist*
Macquarie University Hospital

Mrs Leslie Gilham
BCT CAP Chair

Dr Belinda Kiely
Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centre

Prof Bogda Koczwara
Flinders Medical Centre

Prof Bruce Mann
BCT Director of Research

A/Prof Nick Murray
Royal Adelaide Hospital

Dr Antonia Pearson
Northern Beaches Hospital

Dr Michelle Peate
University of Melbourne

Prof Christobel Saunders
Royal Melbourne Hospital

A/Prof Joanne Shaw
PoCoG

A/Prof Lesley Stafford
Royal Melbourne Hospital

Prof Janette Vardy
Concord Hospital

Dr Michelle White
Monash Health

Dr Nick Zdenkowski
BCT SAC Chair & Medical Advisor

* Started in March 2025

Translational Research Subgroup

Prof Bruce Mann
Chair
BCT Director of Research

Dr Shom Goel
Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute

Prof Sunil Lakhani
University of Queensland

Prof Elgene Lim
Garvan Institute of Medical Research

Prof Geoff Lindeman
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

Prof Sherene Loi
Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute

Dr Stephen Luen
Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute

A/Prof Amy McCart Reed
University of Queensland

A/Prof Andrew Redfern
Fiona Stanley Hospital

Dr Nick Zdenkowski
BCT SAC Chair & Medical Advisor

Very Early Breast Cancer Subgroup

Prof Bruce Mann
Chair
BCT Director of Research

Mr Heath Badger
BCT Chief Operating Officer – Research

Prof Boon Chua
Prince of Wales Hospital

Dr Steven David
Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute

Prof Gelareh Farshid
Royal Adelaide Hospital

Mrs Leslie Gilham
BCT Consumer Advisory Panel

Dr Jocelyn Lippey
St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne

 Dr Adam Ofri*
The Mater Clinic

Prof Andrew Spillane
Mater Hospital, Sydney

A/Prof Lesley Stafford
Royal Melbourne Hospital

Dr Janice Yeh
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Dr Nick Zdenkowski
BCT SAC Chair & Medical Advisor

* Started in February 2025

Systemic Therapy Subgroup

Dr Amelia McCartney
Chair
Monash Health

A/Prof Nicholas Wilcken
Deputy Chair
Westmead Hospital

Dr Elizabeth Blackley
Victorian Breast & Oncology Care

Dr Rachel Dear
St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney

Dr Julia Dixon-Douglas
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Dr Katherine Francis
Wollongong Hospital

Prof Prue Francis
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Mrs Leslie Gilham
BCT Consumer Advisory Panel

Dr Mun Hui
Chris O’Brien Lifehouse

A/Prof Mahesh Iddawela
Latrobe Regional Hospital

Dr Belinda Kiely
Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centre

Dr Sanjeev Kumar
Chris O’Brien Lifehouse

Dr Marion Kuper-Hommel
Waikato Hospital

Prof Elgene Lim
The Kinghorn Cancer Centre

Dr Stephen Luen
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Prof Bruce Mann
BCT Director of Research

A/Prof Nicole McCarthy
Icon Cancer Care Wesley

A/Prof Nick Murray
Royal Adelaide Hospital

Dr David Okonji
Wellington Hospital

Dr Antonia Pearson
Northern Beaches Hospital

Dr Dhanusha Sabanathan
Macquarie University

Dr Bhavini Shah
Latrobe Regional Hospital

Dr Belinda Yeo
Austin Health

Dr Nick Zdenkowski
BCT SAC Chair & Medical Advisor

Independent Monitoring Data Committee – Local

Prof Chris Karapetis
Chair

Prof Daniel Roos

Prof Matthew Smithers

Dr Daniel Barker

Dr Rebecca Tay

Independent Monitoring Data Committee – EXPERT

Prof Daniel Hayes
Chair

Prof Alastair Thompson

Ms Anne Meyn

A/ Prof James Dignam

Prof Mary Gospodarowicz

Prof Thomas Buchholz

Finance, Risk & Audit Committee

Mr Luke Bugden
Chair

Ms Michelle Cairns
Financial Controller

Ms Karen Price
Chief Executive Officer

Ms Ashley Nelson
Chief Financial Officer 

Ms Judith Smith

Prof Andrew Spillane

Consumer Advisory Panel

Leslie Gilham
Chair
VIC

Karen Alexander
ACT

Rebecca Angus
NSW

Melissa Bell*
NZ

Merryn Carter
VIC

Emma Crowley
NZ

Leanne Francia^
QLD

Laura McCambridge
VIC

Kate McDonald^
NSW

Katrina O’Doherty^
SA

Naveena Nekkalapudi
VIC

* Retired December 2024
^ Started January 2025

Communications & Fundraising Committee

Mrs Lisa Allen

Mrs Suzanne Brown

Ms Julie Callaghan
BCT Chief Operating Officer
– Fundraising & Philanthropy 

Ms Helen Dehen*

Ms Anna Fitzgerald
Communications Manager

Mrs Fiona McPhee

Ms Karen Price
Chief Operating Officer

Prof Nicholas Wilcken

* Joined February 2025